‘Do teachers not have families?’: kindergartens’ Mid-Autumn events draw backlash
At least four Hong Kong kindergartens will hold Mid-Autumn Festival open days and parties on reunion night, sparking criticism that teachers are being forced...
Man shot by ICE in Texas says bullet still inside him
Published: 2:17pm, 22 Sep 2026Updated: 3:36pm, 22 Sep 2026 A Venezuelan national shot and wounded by a US immigration agent in Texas was jailed...
China breaks ground on the world’s first supercritical CO2 and molten salt energy plant
China has broken ground on the world’s first utility-scale combined supercritical carbon dioxide power generation and molten salt energy storage project, which could help...
Singaporean fined US$3,920 for dumping urine, faeces outside neighbour’s flat
Believing that a lorry driver in the same neighbourhood had punctured his tyres, a private-hire driver twice left urine and faeces outside his neighbour’s...
Search for stray dogs expanded as new CCTV cameras installed in Yuen Long
Published: 1:34pm, 22 Sep 2026Updated: 1:39pm, 22 Sep 2026 Hong Kong authorities have expanded their search radius to capture stray dogs and installed new...
Chinese doctor quits 20-year medical career to open steamed bun shop for mental health relief
A woman in China, who dedicated over two decades to her career as a doctor, made a surprising choice three years ago to leave...
South Korean killer’s escape foiled, Singapore minister’s Mandarin speech: 7 Asia highlights
We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on...
How are China’s Type 052D destroyers shifting the balance in the western Pacific?
When state television aired footage in July of a Type 052D destroyer launching a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile it signalled a significant expansion of...
New World Development advances Shanghai C-REIT spin-off
September 22, 2026 Hong Kong property giant New World Development (NWD) has received an acceptance notice from the Shanghai Stock Exchange for the proposed...